Oklahoma
Distance from Broken Arrow to Oklahoma City
Straight-line distance
104.8mi
Broken Arrow, OK and Oklahoma City, OK are 104.8 miles (168.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Broken Arrow, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (248°).
- kilometers
- 168.7
- nautical miles
- 91.1
- heading from Broken Arrow
- 248° WSW
- heading from Oklahoma City
- 67° ENE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Broken Arrow is from Oklahoma City
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Broken Arrow and Oklahoma City is 104.8 miles, 168.7 km or 91.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 104.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 104.8
- Kilometers
- 168.7
- Nautical miles
- 91.1
- Bearing from Broken Arrow
- 248.5° WSW
- Bearing arriving at Oklahoma City
- 247.5°
- Bearing from Oklahoma City
- 67.5° ENE
Halfway between Broken Arrow and Oklahoma City
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.754906, -96.650450 (35°45'17.66"N 96°39'1.62"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stroud, OK, with 2,862 residents, 1.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Broken Arrow gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Oklahoma City 14 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 46 min. Broken Arrow is 0.57° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Oklahoma City has 5.8 times the population of Broken Arrow. From July 2020 to July 2024, Broken Arrow changed by +7.7% and Oklahoma City by +4.4%. Both are in Oklahoma.
- 01Broken Arrow, OK122,756 (+7.7%)
- 02Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Broken Arrow from Oklahoma City?
104.8 miles, 168.7 km or 91.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Oklahoma City from Broken Arrow?
WSW. The great-circle path leaves Broken Arrow on a bearing of 248.5° and arrives at Oklahoma City on 247.5°. The return trip starts on 67.5°.
What is halfway between Broken Arrow and Oklahoma City?
The midpoint is at 35.754906, -96.650450. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stroud, OK, 1.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Broken Arrow and Oklahoma City?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Broken Arrow or Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 122,756 for Broken Arrow, 5.8 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.